Defining Yourself

Esther Marshall is Vice President and Community Development & Social Responsibility Market Manager for the Southeast. She oversees the Bank’s regional compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act, cultivates and leads community partnerships, and executes community development strategies. Esther leads the Southeast regional community development teams in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, and The Carolinas. She is focused on key programs and partnerships supporting economic and small business development, affordable housing and home ownership initiatives, financial health and stability and efforts to improve the well-being of individuals and families in underserved communities.  Esther leads the State of Florida’s charitable giving and provides impactful opportunities for employees to volunteer and serve in the community.

Esther sits on the Florida Small Business Development Center’s Emergency Bridge Loan Committee. She is a board member of The Black Business Investment Fund and One Tampa and is an Advisory Board Member of the Florida Housing Coalition. She was nominated as a Tampa Bay Business Journal 2020 Businesswoman of the Year and has been recognized by the Florida Housing Coalition in 2019 for her work in affordable housing and nonprofit capacity building. She also received the 2022 Florida Small Business Development Center at FGCU’s Resource Partner of the Year award and received the 2022 Nehemiah Legacy Award from the CDC of Tampa, Inc.

What participants will gain from this:

• If you don’t, they will
• Brand Mantra
• Be authentic
• Passions
• Defining your strengths